Solar radiation,temperature,and relative humidity,depending on severity,can cause asphalt structural damage besides inducing the Urban Heat Island(UHI)effect.Such damage is more common in countries with extreme weathe...
Bridges serve as essential parts of transportation infrastructure,facilitating the movement of people and goods across rivers,valleys,and other obstacles.However,they are also susceptible to a wide range of natural ha...
Green roofs are widely recognized for their multifaceted benefits to the environment,economy,and society,constituting the fundamental pillars of sustainability.These roofs contribute to the enhancement of bio-physical...
The fatigue of concrete structures will gradually appear after being subjected to alternating loads for a long time,and the accidents caused by fatigue failure of bridge structures also appear from time to time.Aiming...
The Architecture,Engineering and Construction Industry(AEC)undergoes digital transformation,one of the major drivers for technical innovation and dynamism to all working processes.Emerging technologies were only used ...
Part II on Best Practices in Construction 4.0 follows up on the previously published study Part I.This study examines corporate strategies from different angles,defines potential fields of application and works out ex...
Phase change materials(PCMs)are an interesting technology due to their high density and isothermal behavior during phase change.Phase change material plays a major role in the energy saving of the buildings,which is g...
Communal spaces provide different facilities for users while they are the primary place for the spread of diseases,especially respiratory.Transmission is possible through human behaviors,the way they communicate with ...
This research receives funding from the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration.
This paper studies the deterioration of bridge substructures utilizing the Long-Term Bridge Performance(LTBP)Program InfoBridge^(TM)and develops a survival model using Cox proportional hazards regression.The survival ...
Incorporating small amounts of biochar into cementitious materials has partial effects on the environment.In this present study,rice husk was collected as agricultural biomass from a local area of Roorkee Uttarakhand,...